Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 689 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
2. 2.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
9. 9.He ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
22. 22.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
23. 23.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
25. 25.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
27. 27.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
28. 28.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
33. 33.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
34. 34.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.Omkar ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.Ira ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
38. 38.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
39. 39.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won

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